HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

COMMITTEE:    Youth Health & Safety, Select 

TIME & DATE:  1:30 PM or upon final adjourn./recess or bill referral if permission granted
Monday, April 24, 2023 

PLACE:        E2.026 
CHAIR:        Rep. Senfronia Thompson 

The chair may limit testimony time and the number of testifying witnesses to ensure consideration of posted and pending business, especially if testimony would cause the public hearing to extend into the next calendar day.

** Public testimony will be limited to three (3) minutes **

HB 34          Toth | et al.                            
Relating to a public school classroom safety review and referral program for students who engage in violent criminal conduct; creating a criminal offense.

HB 316         Bernal                                   
Relating to social work services in public schools.

HB 1678        Jetton                                   
Relating to a local remote learning program offered by a public school for certain students at risk of dropping out of school.

HB 2962        Thimesch                                 
Relating to creating the criminal offense of trespass on or near a school or day-care center.

HB 4165        Frazier                                  
Relating to the possession of a knife, knuckles, or a switchblade knife on the grounds or in the building of a public school; creating a criminal offense.

HB 3263        Howard | et al.                          
Relating to the inclusion of firearm safety instruction in the required health curriculum for public school students.

HB 5118        Goodwin                                  
Relating to law enforcement radio interoperability and training.

For those persons who will be testifying, information for in-person witness registration, can be found here: https://mytxlegis.capitol.texas.gov/HWRSPublic/About.aspx

A live video broadcast of this hearing will be available here: https://house.texas.gov/video-audio/

Instructions related to public access to the meeting location are available here: https://house.texas.gov/committees/public-access-house-committee-meetings/

Texas residents who wish to electronically submit comments related to agenda items on this notice without testifying in person can do so until the hearing is adjourned by visiting: https://comments.house.texas.gov/home?c=c495

NOTICE OF ASSISTANCE AT PUBLIC MEETINGS

Persons with disabilities who plan to attend this meeting and who may need assistance, such as a sign language interpreter, are requested to contact Stacey Nicchio at (512) 463-0850, 72 hours prior to the meeting so that appropriate arrangements can be made.